New Mainer navigates life on a small island in Casco Bay.

Hi, I’m Owen Sanderson. In 2019, my wife and son Quinn packed our bags and moved to Peaks Island. Peaks is a small spit of land nestled in between a few of the Casco Bay islands and the wide (and cold, oh so cold) Atlantic. Serviced by ferry, Peaks is probably what most people think of when they imagine island living on the coast of Maine.

Having lived up and down the northeast corridor since graduating college, Kellie and I decided it was time to slow down from the pace of life in Washington, DC, Brooklyn, and most recently Boston. Kellie – a Mainer from birth – convinced me of my place in the Pine Tree state, and when she was offered a job back home, we jumped at the chance to set down roots.

This blog speaks to our island story – telling the ups and downs as we figure out what it means to live an intentional life along the Maine coast.